Official Name: | Cedar Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Area Total Km2: | 103.44 |
Area Land Km2: | 103.41 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.94 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.93 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1254 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.1 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 31.4 |
Elevation M: | 336 |
Elevation Ft: | 1102 |
Coordinates: | 39.3556°N -95.6642°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0478197 |
Cedar Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,254.
The first permanent white settlement in Cedar Township was in 1855.[1]
Cedar Township covers an area of 39.94 square miles (103.44 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.04 percent is water. The stream of Morgan Creek runs through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Cedar Grove, South Cedar and South Denison.